Module: Incoming Solar Radiation
(c) 2001 by O.Conrad
Menu: Terrain Analysis > Lighting
Name | Type | Identifier | Description | Constraints |
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Input | ||||
Elevation | Grid (input) | ELEVATION | ||
Output | ||||
Solar Radiation | Grid (output) | INSOLAT | ||
Duration of Insolation | Grid (output) | DURATION | ||
Options | ||||
Update View | Boolean | UPDATE | Show each time step during calculation. | |
Unit | Choice | UNIT | Available Choices: [0] kWh/m² [1] J/m² | |
Solar Constant [W/m²] | Floating point | SOLCONST | ||
Atmospheric Effects | Choice | METHOD | Account for atmospheric effects using either a lumped atmospheric transmittance approach or by calculating the components (water and dust). | Available Choices: [0] Lumped atmospheric transmittance [1] Calculating the components |
Lumped Transmittance [%] | Floating point | TRANSMITT | The transmittance of the atmosphere (usually between 60 and 80%) | Value Range: 0.000000 - 100.000000 |
Atmospheric Pressure [mb] | Floating point | PRESSURE | Minimum: 0.000000 | |
Water Content [cm] | Floating point | WATER | Water content of a vertical slice of atmosphere in cm: 1.5 to 1.7, average=1.68 | Minimum: 0.000000 |
Dust [ppm] | Floating point | DUST | Dust factor: 100 ppm (standard) | Minimum: 0.000000 |
Latitude [Degree] | Floating point | LATITUDE | Value Range: -90.000000 - 90.000000 | |
Time Span [h] | Value range | HOUR_RANGE | Time span used for the calculation of daily radiation sums. | |
Time Step [h] | Floating point | HOUR_STEP | Time step size used for the calculation of daily radiation sums. | Value Range: 0.001000 - 12.000000 |
Simulation Time | Choice | TIMESPAN | Available Choices: [0] Single Day [1] Range of Days [2] One Year | |
Day | Choice | SINGLE_DAY_DAY | Available Choices: [0] 1 [1] 2 [2] 3 [3] 4 [4] 5 [5] 6 [6] 7 [7] 8 [8] 9 [9] 10 [10] 11 [11] 12 [12] 13 [13] 14 [14] 15 [15] 16 [16] 17 [17] 18 [18] 19 [19] 20 [20] 21 [21] 22 [22] 23 [23] 24 [24] 25 [25] 26 [26] 27 [27] 28 [28] 29 [29] 30 [30] 31 | |
Month | Choice | SINGLE_DAY_MONTH | Available Choices: [0] January [1] February [2] March [3] April [4] May [5] June [6] July [7] August [8] September [9] October [10] November [11] December | |
Time Span [day of year] | Value range | DAY_RANGE | ||
Time Step [number of days] | Integer | DAY_STEP | Value Range: 1.000000 - 100.000000 |